dezovawe company, why u dont make a patch to work with previous save???Its boring to start over and over again a new game after a patch is released.We don t like to start a new game after a patch is released.I played over 300 hours on 1.3002 patch...to start another game??Now i see another patch 1.3003 is released.OMG IT S NOT FAIR BTW And im sure im not only guy to dislike this,there are many like me.Please fix this issue in the future to work previous saves with new patch.Thanks for understandingSincerely ghost,

Unfortunately, it's a side effect of necessary patching process. Hopefully, there will no longer be any engine code fixes and the only changes from now on will be non-critical scripts and minor assets fixes.

It's the core engine and other critical features that need attention and should be fixed in a patch that are causing the need to discard previous save files. Otherwise, game crashing bugs and other issues do not get resolved. I'd rather have to start a fresh and stable game that does not crash and is free of bugs. I'd rather have this than a half finished title that always crashes and bugs out on my old saves, anyway.

I think the Dezowave team should be applauded for their efforts in keeping this game alive. I expect at least another update at some point to make the game even more stable and make it more inviting to modding and custom content creation when the SDK is released.

Hopefully, any future patches from now on will no longer break save games.

yes maybe u right but is boring to start over and over again a fresh game when a patch is appear u know?I play over 300 hours.What can i do now?Pls tell me?To start again from begining?I am too far...OMG...In this rate I never finish this game.And im sure one hundred percent the new patch 1.3003 still have buuug believe me.I read changelog and they don t fix this bug under lab x7 with general voronin and guide stalker......so I wait for a next update 1.3004 to fix this issue.Dez team pls fix this issue on next patch.Thanks,p.s. on 1.3002 patch sometimes i see a rainbow effect artifact on sky.Pink artifact on sky.lolanyway good job dez team for keeping alive this game...but I am disappointed for........nevermind.GG

Ghost: we all wish that was possible. But let me give you a tip of friendly advice, nothing hostile at all, lest your request becomes a nuisance without you meaning it.

First thing to consider: if forcing fresh restarts again and again is what it takes to get the game wholly debugged, then, by all means, I'm up for it. 1.3003 is already very stable, more so than vanilla ShoC in my opinion, even. I prefer whatever games I play not to unexpectedly go belly-up on me, and in the case of such an immersive experience as Lost Alpha, stability is even more important.

Second point: I've repeated this over and over, but it is always worth it to do so one more time. This game is free. Dez & the crew contribute their time to make Lost Alpha available to you, free of charge, no questions asked, period. (If you want, you can donate some, and the gesture will be much appreciated.) All they really expect from us stalkers is patience. How many years did it take for LA to be released? Surely we can be patient a little longer while the final patching-up is done.

Thanks for the comments, restarting the game is unfortunately required if we edit the story tasks or alter the spawn file. This is how xray works, many changes only take effect if you restart the whole game. People wanted more and a bit more free alife, which we added with 3rd patch, also added more stashes. These require new game in order to take effect.

Its always a hard decision how to act or react. Players want even more monsters and npcs in the next patches. If we keep on adding more, newgame will be needed for sure. We are just trying to please our players... but every positive move has a drawback in this engine.

dezowave I make today a video on youtube with my bug with guide stalker on 1.3002 patch.When I speak with guide nothing happened,no more active task.This game was played on: i7 2600k,8gb ram,128 gb ssd with win 8.1 pro x64 operating system.Sorry for bad quality video because I played on videoprojector with 1024x768 native resolutionVideo:

o my god,u right dez I leave the church and the next task was: speak to fang.SO sorry really sory I taught is bugged.I am so idiot Is working so 1.3002 is not bugged YET,im wrong.I hope to finish campaign witout no problem on 1.3002,because im too far to start a fresh game from begin

it was possible to finish the story with 1.3002 too, only the earlyaccess release and the 1st patch was chaotic a bit. Still, for a 2nd playthru, I would suggest the 3rd, or the upcoming 4th for maximum playability.

I'd like to add something, just to clarify:The whole problem of a "new game issue" is caused by the unique feature of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. - the true offline A-Life. The whole world is created in the moment of pressing "New game" and from then all the NPCs, mutant etc. start to live for their own.This is a fantastic feature, but its drawback is this: you cannot change anything in the A-Life without restarting it.